Example sentences of "and [prep] [v-ing] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They talked about the difficulty of getting food in , when all they could find was Chinese takeaway ; about strange knocks at the door of the hotel room , and why the Iranians sometimes left unexpectedly , and who the hell they were really dealing with ; about North 's pressing need for aspirin ; and about getting the hostages out , for which the only foreseeable currency was arms . |
| 2 | And for cooking the tastiest casseroles , there 's a special ‘ Slow-set ’ facility which lets you leave the food to cook itself at a very low temperature over a long period . |
| 3 | He accepted the original challenge from Technology plc and said : ‘ I 'd like to express my appreciation to Walsall FC and especially to Technology plc , who arranged the coach for the CMS team 's 15 spectators who travelled down to Walsall and for organising the match officials and buffet in the evening . ’ |
| 4 | I will emphasize the graphical nature of the Chart data structure , and the usefulness of such a structure both for representing linguistic data , and for analyzing the results of linguistic processing . |
| 5 | The Economic and Social Research Council is thanked for its promotion of GIS research and for funding the NWRRL at Lancaster University . |
| 6 | Pressures for some " democratisation " of foreign policy and for weakening the dangerous grip on international relations of allegedly cynical and reactionary foreign offices were not confined to Britain . |
| 7 | Accounts files will remain on the system for as long as necessary , so that 1990/91 accounts can be completed , and for proving the SUN Accounts system by parallel running . |
| 8 | In both cases there 's a facility for storing data , for performing operations according to some sort of program , and for telling the operator the results . |
| 9 | During 1922 soldiers were used almost exclusively in civilian affairs for guarding the train-loads of grain entering the Famine region , and for monitoring the distribution of food . |
| 10 | Tunstill is critical of these guides for leaning heavily to the side of the substitute carers and for stressing the advantages of removal from inadequate natural parents and placement with long-term substitute families if the child is in care from an early age and if the relationship with the natural parent is not consistent and affectionate . |
| 11 | Contemporary Soviet commentators were reticent on this reference to the Zone but they praised the Non-Aligned for condemning the attempts of ‘ external forces … to aggravate tensions in the region and set one group of countries against the other ‘ and for stressing the need for ’ a comprehensive political solution of the problems of the present tensions in Southeast Asia ’ . |
| 12 | Any computer has a number of input/output or peripheral devices attached to it , both for communication with the outside world ( card readers , line printers , terminals , etc. ) and for augmenting the computer 's information storage capacity ( magnetic discs , magnetic tape , etc . ) . |
| 13 | This information is relevant to plans for local advertising , leaflet distribution , and for determining the potential for opening another branch to be sited a few kilometres away . |
| 14 | These activities also provide an opportunity for developing effective working relationships with departments and for facilitating the means by which staff can develop skills that are specific to the needs of particular departments . |
| 15 | Furthermore , the system also came under attack as being unfair — hence undermining consent by calling into doubt the legitimacy of both the mode of election and the government produced by it — and for facilitating the adversary relationship between the parties , a relationship that significantly influenced public policy , but did so in a manner harmful to the interests of the country . |
| 16 | Both London English and Creole are " we " codes ; both are used in the home and among peers and for discussing the most intimate subjects . |
| 17 | We are grateful to our union for making this possible , and for sponsoring the retired members in this way ever since . |
| 18 | Tough love should be kind , gentle and understanding to both the family member and the primary sufferer , while nonetheless allowing each to be fully responsible for his or her own feelings and behaviour and for taking the full consequences of all choices of individual action . |
| 19 | Worthy of review for being by something called the Disco Universe Orchestra ( I want to join ) and for bearing the wise slogan LOUD AND WOBBLY MUSIC FOR THE '90Ss . |
| 20 | It will also bid for the contract for the RAF 's Engineering and Logistics System , LITS , with partner Anderson Consulting ; and for implementing the UK 's planned National Lottery . |
| 21 | There is also a library of functions for record display and for implementing the necessary highly interactive user-system dialogue . |
| 22 | They were criticised for a cavalier approach to company expenses and for contravening the government 's economic sanctions against Rhodesia . |
| 23 | These rather artificial bridges from one group of questions to another are useful for keeping the candidate 's mind focused on the right area of response and for helping the interviewer see his/her way through the prearranged structure of the interview . |
| 24 | Looking back on these campaigns at the end of her life , she defined the law as the chief agency for enacting God 's work and for abolishing the double-standard , which menaced the young and ultimately contributed to the disintegration of the state . |
| 25 | The Nobel committee said it was given for their work towards a peaceful ending of apartheid and for laying the foundation for a democratic South Africa . |
| 26 | In a move sanctioning an earlier measure adopted in July by the IAEA 's board of governors , the conference voted overwhelmingly to condemn Iraq for violating its IAEA safeguards agreement and for obstructing the implementation of UN resolutions aimed at eliminating its non-conventional weapons stocks . |
| 27 | COPA makes products used in the treatment of effluents and for controlling the discharges within waste water treatment works . |
| 28 | It is vital for temperature control , for cleanliness , for waterproofing and for controlling the scent-signalling of the feline body . |
| 29 | Save for costs on summons and for enforcing the award ( or such costs as are directed by the arbitrator to have been incurred through unreasonable conduct ) , no solicitor 's charges as between party and party are allowed in those arbitration proceedings which have been referred because the sum claimed or amount involved did not exceed £1,000 ( Ord 19 , r 6 ) . |
| 30 | Therefore , argue Trist et al. , the work group has to be given responsibility for the entire cycle of operations , and for handling the interdependence between those on different shifts . |